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Old Apr 1, 2021 | 07:40 PM
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You motivated me, thank you.

 
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Old Apr 1, 2021 | 08:18 PM
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You motivated me, thank you.

Now that's just above and beyond! Glad I lit the fire under your *** to get her done. Looks great!

My front fender is a bit too high at the moment so I may be looking for a way to lower it a bit, but it doesn't look horrible.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2021 | 08:28 PM
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Finally a few pics of MY Black Betty.

 
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Old Apr 5, 2021 | 08:35 PM
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The air filter looks sick! Does it get the way of your right leg?
Also, is seat the merchant from Saddleman?
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Old Apr 5, 2021 | 08:53 PM
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The air filter looks sick! Does it get the way of your right leg?
Also, is seat the merchant from Saddleman?
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no issues with the air cleaner, the stock was oval shaped & actually took up more room. The 90° bend gives plenty of clearance. Its an Arlen Ness monster sucker. Yes the seat is the speed merchant. Speed Merchant designed it & saddlemen makes it.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2021 | 07:31 PM
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Hello. I’m in the process of buying a new Fat Bob and looking to change out the foot pegs. Does anyone on here have either the 80grit foot pegs from Harley, or the Long Serrated foot pegs from Joker Machine? Any pictures and/ or info would be greatly appreciated. I apologize if this has been covered already, but I was not able to find it through a search on this thread. My last bike had floor boards, so it would be nice to get just a little more foot purchase than the stock pegs.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2021 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by lwfuller
Hello. I’m in the process of buying a new Fat Bob and looking to change out the foot pegs. Does anyone on here have either the 80grit foot pegs from Harley, or the Long Serrated foot pegs from Joker Machine? Any pictures and/ or info would be greatly appreciated. I apologize if this has been covered already, but I was not able to find it through a search on this thread. My last bike had floor boards, so it would be nice to get just a little more foot purchase than the stock pegs.
Joker Machine mini floorboards are awesome!!!


 
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Old Apr 16, 2021 | 01:36 PM
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OK. I am having a hard time getting used to the huge gap between my front tire and the LRS fender. It fits the tire width well and looks good from the front, but I just can't get over how it looks from either side with the gap.

The stock fender looks good from the sides as the gap is not as big, but I think it looks a bit funny from the front since the fender is way wider than the tire. What do you guys think?

There's room to drill new holes to lower the LRS fender but the original set of holes that will be visible and I'm not sure I want to go that route.


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Old Apr 18, 2021 | 10:05 AM
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I guess I'll be sticking with the stock fender for now. I've decided to look for a FXDR fender as it seems to be an option between the stock fender and the LRS in terms of width and height, and is made for the 120/70 tire. So there's now a brand new LRS fender for sale in the marketplace. If interested, go take a look.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2021 | 12:19 PM
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New FXFBS owner checking in. Ordered and installed straight away: Custom Dynamics LP bracket with integrated tail lights and LED frame + Mustang wide tripper solo seat (loved my Mustang in my ‘08 Street Glide), and the HD-Rizoma mirrors. Currently planning Stage 4 131 with V&H stainless upsweep and ventilator extreme while I take care of the initial break-in. Also a Kraus MX bar/pullback riser setup will be going on soon.




 
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